Course Overview

 Comparative Religions (2 Credits)
Dr. Roy Clouser

Overview
This course teaches you how to approach the study of the religions of the world. There are five major faiths which will be discussed by Prof Clouser: Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. 

Outcomes

1. The student will learn a sampling of the words used in each faith and will gain an understanding of the basic ideas of each faith.

2. The student will develop a perspective from which he/she can interact with people who have a differing faith and do so with confidence of knowing something of the teachings of the other faith.

3. The student will be able to discuss the concept of the divine as each faith expresses it, the content of a small sample of sacred writings from each faith, and give a reason for the faith that each student holds.

Resources
This course includes written materials of various kinds. There are readings in the sacred writings of each of the faiths, articles discussing various aspects of each faith, and the observations of scholars on the main concepts embodied in the teachings of each faith.

Assignments
View all online lectures and read all the articles on each topic. CLI computer tracks whether you do this. After viewing all lectures for the unit, take the quiz based on the lectures (100% of grade).

Grading Scale
A 95-100%   A- 90-94%   B+ 87-89%   B 83-86%   B- 80-82%   C+ 77-79%   C 73-76%   C- 70-72%    D+ 67-69%   D 63-66%   D- 60-62%   F 0-59%
Your average for the course must be at least 60%. Otherwise, you will fail the class and will receive no credit.

Deadline
You have 180 days to finish the course. Complete all assignments before the final deadline, or you will be automatically un-enrolled, and all coursework will be removed. You will have to start over and take the class again to receive credit.